1982 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3
Group 3 consisted of five of the 34 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Czechoslovakia, Iceland, Soviet Union, Turkey, and Wales. These five teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 14 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.
Standings
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 |
| 3 | Wales | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 |
| 4 | Iceland | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 21 | −11 |
| 5 | Turkey | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 22 | −21 |
Results
| Turkey | 1 – 3 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Fatih 72' (pen.) | Report | Guðlaugsson 12' A. Guðmundsson 62' T. Þórðarson 80' |
| Wales | 1 – 0 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Giles 10' | Report |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 – 0 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Nehoda 13', 15' | Report |
| Czechoslovakia | 6 – 1 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Vízek 35' Panenka 44' (pen.) Nehoda 72' Bjarnason 78' (o.g.) Kozák 79' Janečka 87' |
Report | Bergs 60' |
| Wales | 0 – 0 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Iceland | 2 – 0 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| L. Guðmundsson 21' A. Eðvaldsson 65' |
Report |
| Soviet Union | 4 – 0 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Chivadze 4' Demianenko 20' Blokhin 26' Shengelia 49' |
Report |
| Iceland | 1 – 1 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Ormslev 6' | Report | Kozák 77' |
| Turkey | 0 – 3 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Shengelia 17' Blokhin 38', 54' |
| Soviet Union | 2 – 0 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Shengelia 28', 46' | Report |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 – 1 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Vojaček 34' | Report | Blokhin 14' |
Notes
- ^ Only 33 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: Spain qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.